Coding Question

A Dol# 0 neonate with a prenatal diagnosis of CPAM is admitted to your NICU for further evaluation and management. He continues to be stable on RA. After initial investigations, the neonate is discharged home with plan for surgery at 3 months of age.
As is practice in your hospital, this infant is readmitted to the NICU for post op care after surgery at 3 months of age. The infant is admitted post procedure at 11 am to the NICU. You are the admitting attending. The infant admission weight is 5.35 Kg. The infant remains on the ventilator, chest tube in place, with IVF support and IV morphine continuous drip for pain control.

The correct billing code on this day would be

A.    99468
B.    99477
C.    99233
D.    99471

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Last Updated

10/28/2024

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics